Consulate General of Japan, Saint Petersburg

The Consulate-General of Japan in Saint Petersburg is the consulate of Japan in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located at 29 Nabereznaya Reki Moiki (Russian: Набережная реки Мойки, 29) in the Tsentralny district of Saint Petersburg.^[1]

Consulate-General of Japan in Saint Petersburg Генеральное консульство Японии в Санкт-Петербурге 在サンクトペテルブルク日本国総領事館
Location	Saint Petersburg
Address	29 Nabereznaya Reki Moiki
Coordinates	59°56′29.043″N 30°19′12.777″E

The building was constructed in 1851 for Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, with reconstructions and extensions in 1868 and 1875.^[2]

The decision to open a consulate-general in Leningrad, as it was then named, was taken by the Japanese cabinet following a bill passed in the Diet. This happened on 30 March 1971 with effect from April 1.^[3] This was part of a consular agreement in which consulates were also opened in Osaka, Sapporo and Nakhodka.^[4]

See also

• Japan–Russia relations
• Diplomatic missions in Russia